Separate collar for sweaters.



W. G. OGBORN.

SEPARATE COLLAR FOR SWEATERS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 27, I916.

Patented Oct. 3, 1916.

won'rnmcron G. oGBonn, or sAL'r LAKE CI Y, UTAH.

SEPARATE COLLAR FOR SWEATERS.

Application filed March 27, 1916. Serial No. 87,023.

To all 10 lwm it may concern Be it known that I, WORTHINGTON G. Oc- BORN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Salt Lake City, in the county of 5 Salt Lake and State of Utah, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Separate Collars for Sweaters; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in collars, and more particularly to a separate collar adapted to be applied to a certain type of sweaters which have an open front, and the object of the invention is to form a continuous high collar for the same when applied thereto.

A further object of this invention is to provide a collar of this character which is adapted to be held upon the neck of the sweater by tension, and which is also adapted to be folded upon itself.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which will be simple and durable in construction, inexpensive to manufacture and one which will be very efficient in operation.

l/Vith these and other objects in view, the invention resides in certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts which will be hereinafter more particularly described and claimed, and shown in the drawings wherein:

Figure 1 is a front view of the type of sweater to which my improved collar is applicable; Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1 showing the collar applied to the sweater; Fig. 3 is a detail view of the neck of the sweater showing the collar applied thereto, the front portion of the collar being broken away and shown in section; and, Fig. 4 is a similar view to Fig. 3 showing the collar folded.

In describing my invention I shall refer to the drawings in which similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views and in which the numeral 1 designates an ordinary type of sweater having an open buttoned front as shown at 2 either extending its entire length or only part way from the top. This sweater is provided with a short length colr, lar as shown at 3 which is of the ordinary style used in sweaters of this character.

My invention comprises an endless tubular 'at its lower edge than the neck 3 knitted strip 4: which is adapted to form two sections5 and 6 which have their upper and lower edges 7 and 8 connected. This collar is provided with transversely extending ribs 9 which extend between the upper and lower edges of the same.

The collar 4 is so knitted or made that the same is provided with a plurality of circumferentially extending tension zones which are progressively decreased from a tight tension zone 10 intermediate said ribs to. a loose tension zone at the upper and lower edges 7 and 8 of the collar. By this construction, and owing to the fact that the collar is so formed that it is slightly smaller of the sweater to which it is applied, it will be obvious that when the same is placed thereon, a sufficient tension will be created by the tension zone at its lower edge to hold the same securely engaged with the said collar of the sweater around the wearers neck, while the tight tension zone 10 intermediate the upper and lower edges of the collar will tend to hold the same firmly in contact with the neck of the wearer. By this means, the collar will be firmly and securely held in engagement Without the necessity of employing any additional fastening means for connecting the same to the sweater. This collar is also adapted to be.folded at the zone of tight tension 10 which is'the point intermediate its upper and lower edges, in a manner clearly shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings, whereby the line of fold will form the upper edge of the collar. This allows the full neck to be turned down to one-half its original height, when desired.

The collar owing to the fact that it is formed from an endless knitted strip is adapted tostretch, so that it may be easily brought over the wearers head without disarranging the hair. This collar provides a continuous full height collar for an open front sweater, and when it is not desired to use the same, it may be easily removed, and the sweater turned down. By the use of a continuous separate collar of this character,

-it will be obvious that an open front sweater is adapted for use in extremely cold weather,

and as has been above described, this collar may be easily placed thereon, and the same will afiiord a protection for the neck and lower part of the faceas is common to the type of sweaters which have a continuous collar formed thereon. The continuous collar type of sweater, however, is inconvenient owing to the fact that the high full collar cannot be removed therefrom, and it is also very difficult to put on and take ofi. By the use of the type of continuous collar enibodied in this invention, an open front sweater may be adapted to be applied to all the uses of a continuous collar sweater with no open front, and all disadvantages of the same are overcome.

From the foregoing description of the construction and operation of this invention the use of the same will be readily understood and it will be seen that I have provided a very simple construction for carrying out the objects of'the invention.

I claim as my invention:

A separate collar for short neck sweaters comprising a tubular' endless knitted strip adapted to surround the neck of the wearer, said strip having ribs extending transversely from the edges of the same, a medial tight tension zone adapted to snugly and elastiupper edge and the folded upper portion will additionally secure the engagement between the lower portion and the short collar of the sweater.

In testimony'whereof Ihave hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing wit- IIGSSGS.

WORTHINGTON G. OGBORN.

Witnesses:

LUCY HART, JOHN F. BOWMAN.

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